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Did you know that every living thing has something called DNA inside them? DNA is like the blueprint or recipe for what makes you, you! Let's learn more about this amazing discovery!

What is DNA?

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid (pronounced dee-OX-see-rye-boh-noo-klay-ik AS-id). It is a special code or language that tells your body how to grow and function. It is made up of tiny parts called nucleotides that join together like building blocks.

What Does DNA Look Like?

DNA looks like a twisted ladder, called a double helix. Each rung of the ladder is made up of two nucleotides that fit together like a puzzle piece. Imagine a very long ladder that stretches all the way from your toes to the top of your head. That is how long our DNA is!

How Do We Get DNA?

We inherit DNA from our parents. Half of our DNA comes from our mother and the other half comes from our father. This is why you may look like your parents or have some of their traits, such as eye color, hair color, or height.

What Does DNA Do?

DNA holds all the information that controls how our body works. It tells our body how to grow, heal, and function. For example, DNA tells your body how tall to grow, what color your hair and skin should be, and even what kind of food your body can digest.

Why Is DNA Important?

DNA is important because it helps us understand why we are all unique. Even though we may look similar to our family members, we all have our own unique DNA code that makes us different from one another. Scientists also use DNA to learn more about different species and how they evolved over time.

Fun DNA Facts

• If you stretched out all the DNA in your body, it would reach the moon and back over 6,000 times!
• The smallest living organism on Earth has only 500,000 nucleotides, while humans have over 6 billion nucleotides in their DNA.
• Only 1% of our DNA is used to make proteins. The other 99% is sometimes called "junk DNA" because scientists are still trying to figure out what it does.

Now that you know all about DNA, you are a DNA expert! Remember that DNA is an important part of what makes you unique and special.